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On-demand vehicle detailer Get Spiffy has acquired Your Location Lubrication (YLL), which provides mobile oil changes to technicians and fleet managers, the company announced.
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Fleet downtime and associated maintenance costs are a continual pain point for owners and operators, so understandably, they’re always on the lookout for efficiency and productivity gains to improve fleet performance.
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Citing the higher cost of crude oil, many major manufacturers of finished lubricant products increased prices from 5% to 8% in CY-2018. Plus, each model-year, more OEMs require the use of more expensive synthetic motor oils.
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The owners of Mavis Discount Tire stores and Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers outlets have agreed to merge, creating an independent automotive service platform made up of more than 830 outlets in the U.S.
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Continued stability in crude oil prices, along with longer oil drain intervals, are helping to offset the higher cost of synthetic motor oils that are now required by more automotive OEMs.
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Today’s engine technology and hardware systems require a more strategic inspection than before. Preventive maintenance based on oil-change intervals may not be enough.
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Extended oil-drain intervals and flat labor rates have helped to offset increases in the cost of motor oil because of the expanded use of synthetic oils. In 2017, higher labor rates may exert upward pressure on PM costs.
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The auto OEMs continue to adopt more stringent motor oil requirements, which increases the cost of each PM service. But, the intervals between services have continued to widen, mitigating some of the additional costs.
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Petro-Canada Lubricants, a Suncor business, has established a new partnership with Riglube, a Canadian quick-lube service provider.
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Preventive maintenance expenses were flat in CY-2015. Although the average cost per PM has risen, oil drain intervals have been extended.
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